Convert file to utf-8 on Unix based OS
A little snippet that I needed today. I didn't found what I needed so I wrote it.
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cp originalFile backupFile
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iconv -f fromEncoding -t utf-8 originalFile > originalFile
Cheers
A critical flaw found in Flash Player and Acrobat
Adobe has just emmetre today a bulletin regarding a critical security flaw has been discovered in two of its products.
Indeed, some versions of Flash Player (10.0.45.2, 9.0.262 and earlier 9.0.x and 10.0.x for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris) and the authplay.dll Adobe Acrobat Reader (9.3 .2 9.x and earlier for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX), Herewith a vulnerability that could allow a hacker to take control of a remote computer.
No official patch does now to correct this loophole, but Adobe says that Flash 10.1 version release candidate there would not vulnerable. The firm adds that Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.x is not usable by this technique.
A fix will be proposed as soon as possible by the firm. Attacks related to this vulnerability would be very numerous, caution is required for users of the software ..
